上うわ敷しき

noun

mat; rug; carpet

A mat or rug placed on top of tatami, flooring, or another surface; often refers to a bordered mat or a small carpet.

• 座ざ卓たくの下したに上うわ敷しきを敷しいた。

  I put a rug under the low table.

• この上うわ敷しきは縁ふちが補ほ強きょうしてあって丈じょう夫ぶだ。

  This mat has reinforced edges and is durable.

noun

saddlecloth; harness

Archaic term for a cloth placed under a saddle or for horse harness; not used in modern everyday language.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、馬うまに上うわ敷しきをかける記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there is a description of putting a saddlecloth on a horse.